X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-5.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,FREEMAIL_FROM,KHOP_RCVD_TRUST,KHOP_THREADED,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_YE X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <50645A84.7050601@tlinx.org> References: <505C438B.4040902@gmail.com> <505EC94B.3040108@gmail.com> <50643F9D.601@tlinx.org> <50645A84.7050601@tlinx.org> Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:57:00 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [BUG] Cygwin default mounts in 1.7 From: Earnie Boyd To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Linda Walsh wrote: > Earnie Boyd wrote: >> >> Not in total. /usr/bin would only be available if the working device >> is the same as the device containing the link. > > ---- > ??? > I think you are confusing junctions with symlinks. > > symlinks can point to another device (including network > shares). > It doesn't matter. If the working drive is E: and the symlink is on C: then /usr/bin doesn't exist on E: and /usr/bin/ls or any other binary will not work. -- Earnie -- https://sites.google.com/site/earnieboyd -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple